Minnesota Wild Acquire Former Team USA World Juniors Star in Trade With Conference Rival
There's been a 2nd trade today, this time between the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings involving a former Team USA World Juniors Star.
Just hours after the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators completed a trade, there's a second deal that has now gone into the books in the NHL.
The Minnesota Wild have traded for forward Tyler Madden from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi; Madden will be reporting to the Iowa Wild of the AHL.
Madden, who was taken with the 68th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, helped Team USA win a silver medal in the 2019 IIHF World Junior championship.
His rights were dealt by the Canucks along Tim Schaller, a 2020 second-round pick, and a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick to the Kings in exchange for veteran forward Tyler Toffoli in February of 2017.
He had 25 points (8G, 17A) in 47 games with the Reign this year.
More information regarding Madden's statistical output comes via the official website of the Wild:
Cecconi collected 13 points (2-11=13) in 51 AHL games with the Iowa Wild this season.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mason Appleton | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Thomas Chabot | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nils Hoglander | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan DeMelo | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Derek Forbort | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Allen | - | - | - | |
| Mike Amadio | - | - | - | |
| Michael Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Nathan Bastian | - | - | - | |
| Drake Batherson | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 58 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 85 | |
Capitals | 58 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 84 | |
Stars | 58 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 76 | |
Maple Leafs | 58 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 74 | |
Golden Knights | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 74 | |
Panthers | 59 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 73 | |
Oilers | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Wild | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Lightning | 57 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 70 | |
Hurricanes | 58 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 70 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||